This Christmas cookie recipe makes soft, tender cut-out sugar cookies that hold their shape and are fun to decorate with colored sugar or icing for gifting.
Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Calories
97 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease two cookie sheets.
Step 2
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside.
Step 3
Gather all ingredients.
Step 4
Serve and enjoy!
Step 5
Beat first egg into butter mixture. Beat second egg into mixture along with vanilla extract; add flour mixture and stir until dough is just combined.
Step 6
Roll out dough on a clean floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out shapes using Christmas cookie cutters; arrange them on the prepared cookie sheets. Gather scraps and repeat this step.
Step 7
Beat sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
Step 8
Wrap dough and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Step 9
Bake in batches in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting or decorating.
